Category: food memories

Food words for 2023

Izakaya. Nikkei. Edamame. Paloma. Grapefruit. Pistola. Bombaim. Carpaccio. Pork kosha. Bread and Chocolate. Andhra tiffin room. Rolex. Pondicherry. Tsuki. Soy como soy. Birria taco. Tacos. Bira. Chop suey. American chop suey. Ah ling. Ghee podi idli. Sushi. Sui mai. Pavlova. Thai red curry. Cafe bahaar.  Artisanal baking company. Sourdough. Sourdough.  Sourdough. Jaymie’s porchetta. Ishan’s fish. …

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Pondicherry revisited

Six months after my last visit, I wake up one morning and decide I want, no, need, to be back at the Hermit Crab. I want to see those lovely people I met last time, and just spend a quiet weekend in contemplation. To just escape the city.  Feel the sea breeze and taste the salty air. I have to go.

The Viennese Cafe

My week in Vienna is spent in never-ending delight. My beloved friend Dani Wadia showed me her city as we walked endlessly among old buildings, royal palaces, cobbled pedestrian streets, and by the blue Danube. Really, Vienna would have been boring and different without this amazing woman, with her penchant for the offbeat, the quirky and the utterly enchanting……There! I have added epic cafes to my list of gardens, bookstores and libraries to skulk around when abroad. ……Try the offbeat when you are in Vienna.

Vienna, immer schoen!

Vienna has long been on my wishlist, but discovering it with my Vienna friend made it magical. Vienna is quirky, special and offbeat too! I did some really fun things and had the most wonderful time.

Christmas: a grief story

Last Christmas, 2022, our spirits were battered and bruised from all the storms of the year gone by. It was our first time without close family and the Ex. The Child and I were devastated at how hollow and empty and silent it was. We had little to celebrate, and couldn’t bear to do anything, feasting…

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Egypt 1995-1996

I lost someone very, very dear to me, a wonderful, wonderful woman, Edith W. Thinking about her these past few days, frozen and unable to shed a tear, I am writing this to remember her, lest I forget how much she coloured my life with her love and her adorable quirks. Edith and her devoted…

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Diwali

This Diwali has been a happy one, but still bittersweet, filled with memories of my distant childhood where we actually celebrated Diwali in a large Hindu family, and of course my father was still alive and always made it special. I think I’m old enough to use phrases like “when I was young….” And yes,…

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Fishy Pondicherry 4

What is a seaside holiday without the sea? I tried the local seafood and it is as local as can be! And a delicious homemade Pork Kosha I cant stop dreaming of.

Still not Pondicherry (2)

Part 2 of “its NOT Pondicherry!”
An offbeat guide to this little French colonial- Tamilian gem of a place in South India….foodies guide to Pondi!